Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta
Online published on 20 May, 2017.
Though the modern days have changed the outlook of India, the agriculture stands at the top of the order. Agriculture is the traditional and base occupation of Indians. Till this day the defense of the nation is in the hands of farmers who are feeding the mass by producing food and the soldiers who are protecting against enemies inside and out side the country. The dependence of Indians on agriculture is decreasing in terms of percentage but is increasing in real terms. The dependence on agriculture was 69.7 percent in 1951 which decreased to 66.9 percent in 1991 and to 56.7 percent in 2011. Out of 36.11 crore population 25.16 crore people were depending on agriculture in 1951
Agriculture, modern, feeding, soldiers, population, soldiers